Torchbearers will begin carrying flame through Canada next week on 106-day relay Vancouver Olympics official: "It will be the longest domestic relay in Olympic history" (CNN) -- The torch for the 2010 ...

Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon. The scaffolding on the western façade, set up for conservation work 20 years ago, has been removed.

Study reveals how olive oil shaped Greek mythology, daily life, and philosophy for 7,000 years, from ancient Crete to ...

In recent sports news, LeBron James teases a big announcement, the Edmonton Oilers secure Jake Walman with a major deal, and ...

Host nation Italy is going to really spread around the honors at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics with an unprecedented ...

The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436–338 BC) once commented: "Many cities judge those who excel in the athletic ...

Although the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that human sacrifice was barbaric, they occasionally practiced it themselves. Trump’s National Guard moves hit legal roadblocks 10 Divorced Men On The ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Veteran Olympic official John Coates stood down early Monday as head of sport’s highest court after being treated for cancer. “Mr Coates indicated that, after completing ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...

A pair of high school seniors appear headed to Duquesne next season to play men’s basketball for the Dukes. Spire Academy posted that “Jackson was sought after by many schools because of his ability ...